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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… warden, built the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner (corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets) on the site of the former Paine Store."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"Carr O'Brien Block, Upper Corner, Thomaston, Maine 2007Thomaston Historical Society O’Brien’s son-in-law, William Campbell, complemented the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"… Attending school Classmates Map of Hampden Upper & Lower Corners Increase S. Sanger Ann Fales Sanger Ruth Mayo Hauling wood Clearing land for…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"So around 1740, the upper King’s Highway was built further inland as part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Indian attack occurred September 1675 in the upper part of Blue Point at the home of Robert Nichols and his wife."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper Corner, the intersection of County Road and Wadsworth Street, stood on the southwest corner…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"The first floor was taller than the upper three floors and included storefronts. The front of the buildinghad three bays on the west end, five in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… Use of the zoom tool to read Monday's schedule, upper left of the program, lists a Automobile Hill Climbing Contest at 3:30 PM."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"… Society and the Penobscot Marine Museum Upper Corner businesses, Hampden, circa 1904Hampden Historical Society Have you ever wondered what…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… a shoe factory in the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner to boost the flagging economy. He never realized a profit but he did a huge service to…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"… the first floor and the Bank of Cumberland on the upper two stories. To the right was the printing establishment of Thurston, Foster and Company."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… in the new sovereign polities of New Brunswick, Upper and Lower Canada, which were fused as the Province of Canada in 1841 (previously Quebec), and…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society, both of which occupied the upper floors of the Bangor Savings Bank building on lower State Street near the foot of State Street…"

Caribou Public Library

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… Inn where the main road of Route 3 meets the upper end of the Asticou Way as well as Asticou Hill Trail."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"One day a loud snapping noise came from his upper spine, caused by the separation of his neck and back, therefore causing further curving of his head…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Grist and saw mills on the Upper Falls, Rumford, ca. 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The township of New Pennacook was created as the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"Just ½ mile north of Dunn's Corner is Crockett's Corner, a quiet crossroads that was another early North Yarmouth settlement."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… hot to make warm Tom and Jerrys, a rum drink.The upper shelf contains cigar boxes, represented by red squares."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The photo upper right shows the crowd walking to the center of the bridge while VIP cars await. Campobello-Roosevelt Bridge Dedication, Lubec…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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